A.R. Rahman ("Slumdog") is a triple nominee, for his music score and two songs:
"Jai Ho" and "O Saya," which rep the third and fourth bids for songs not in the
English language.
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This year's Oscar oddities
Unusual facts about this year's nominations
By TIMOTHY M. GRAY
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Among the notable and unusual achievements in this year's crop:
Each of the five best-pic contenders saw its director nominated -- which,
incredibly, is only the fifth time that's ever happened.
"Button's" Kathleen Kennedy earned her sixth producing bid, tying her with
Stanley Kramer and Steven Spielberg for the record for individual producers.
Stephen Daldry makes Oscar history by going three for three: With this year's
"The Reader," he has scored a directing bid for the trio of films he's helmed
("The Hours," "Billy Elliot").
With a 15th bid for "Doubt," Meryl Streep maintains her easy lead in most
acting noms. Runners-up are Katharine Hepburn and Jack Nicholson, with 12
apiece.
"Doubt" scored four acting noms, the first time that's happened since the 2002
"Chicago," another Miramax film.
A.R. Rahman ("Slumdog") is a triple nominee, for his music score and two songs:
"Jai Ho" and "O Saya," which rep the third and fourth bids for songs not in the
English language.
Andrew Stanton ("Wall-E") is only the fourth person to score a second bid in
the animated feature category, which began in 2001. He also earned a citation
in original screenplay as one of the scribes on the film.
Two best-pic contenders center around real-life TV shows: "Frost/Nixon" (the
1977 interviews) and "Slumdog Millionaire" (the India version of "Who Wants to
be a Millionaire").
France maintains its lead in the foreign-language race, with its 35th bid for
"The Class."
There are nine first-timers among the 20 acting contenders. Seven of the 10
lead actors are aged 45 or older.
Kate Winslet was nommed as leading actress in "Reader," though she won a Golden
Globe as supporting actress for the same film.
Heath Ledger scored a supporting actor nom for "The Dark Knight" on the first
anniversary of his death. This marks the seventh posthumous acting nomination,
including the sole winner so far, Peter Finch ("Network").
Robert Downey Jr.'s nom ("Tropic Thunder") marks the first time since Laurence
Olivier's 1965 "Othello" that an actor has been nommed for playing a role in
blackface.
"Waltz With Bashir" is the first animated feature nominated for a
foreign-language Oscar (though it's the 13th toon to be submitted in that race;
last year's "Persepolis" didn't even make the short list).
Viola Davis and Michael Shannon are supporting contenders (for "Doubt" and
"Revolutionary Road," respectively) though each has only about 10 minutes of
screen time.
Michael Semanick was cited twice in the sound mixing race, for his work on
"Benjamin Button" and "Wall-E." Ben Burtt is up for "Wall-E," in both sound
editing and mixing.
Lora Hirschberg ("Dark Knight") becomes the third woman nominated in the sound
mixing category.
More than one option
(Person) Kathleen Kennedy
Co-Executive Producer, Executive Producer, Assistant
(Person) Kathleen Kennedy
Production Assistant
(Person) Kathleen Kennedy
More than one option
(Person) Stanley Kramer
Actor
(Person) Stanley Kramer
Director, Assistant, Producer
More than one option
(Film) La Lectrice
(Film) The Reader
More than one option
(Film) The Class
(Film) The Class
More than one option
(Film) The Dark Knight
L Zharkova, Oleg Kovalov
(Film) The Dark Knight
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(Film) Othello
1995 - Laurence Fishburne, Oliver Parker
(Film) Othello
Max H Boulois, Max H Boulois
(Film) Othello
1955 - Orson Welles, Orson Welles
(Film) Othello
1965 - Laurence Olivier, Stuart Burge
(Film) Otello
(Film) Othello
Ted Lange, Ted Lange
(Film) O
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(Person) Michael Shannon
Actor
(Person) Michael Shannon
Animator, Photography, Production Assistant
